Trent Cotney - RCS Influencer
District Court Judge Declares CTA Unconstitutional
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requirements and how to comply with them. If you are like many small businesses across the nation, you have spent the last several months learning about the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requirements and how to comply with them. However, on Friday, March 1, U.S. District Court ...
How a good subcontractor is crucial to a successful project
RCS Influencer Trent Cotney says a subcontractor's ability to demonstrate responsibility for their own safety is key to a successful project. Editor's note: The following is a transcript of a conversation between Megan Ellsworth, our multimedia manager, and Trent Cotney, partner of Adams and Reese. You can listen to the interview ...
A deep dive into BI strategies
By Jonny Suchor. Understanding the role of business intelligence in roofing from the experts themselves. In a recent RLW, Heidi J. Ellsworth hosted an insightful dialogue with experts from different facets of the roofing industry to discuss business intelligence (BI). The crew included Eugene Zukowski from Jobba, John Kenney ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Announces 2024 Influencers for its Coffee Shop Communities
RCS Influencers celebrates its eighth year of giving back to the industries it serves. RoofersCoffeeShop, the award-winning website where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business, announces the 2024 Coffee Shop Influencers for RoofersCoffeeShop, MetalCoffeeShop™ and CoatingsCoffeeShop™. Each month these Influencers respond to a topic ...
Beneath the surface: Exploring the complexities of subcontractor crews, child labor and safety in roofing
By Dani Sheehan. How does immigration reform relate to the roofing industry’s labor shortage? Understand the connection and dive into the darker aspects of the challenges faced by roofing contractors in this Coffee Conversations. By now, the roofing industry’s labor shortage is not new information, but have you thought about ...
What made it to the top? 2023 MetalCoffeeShop in review
By Dani Sheehan. The beginning of the year brings forward momentum as we make plans for resolutions and goals, but let’s take a moment to celebrate last year’s progress by reviewing our top metal content in 2023! There is never a lack of information on the Coffee Shops! We collected ...
Shining a light on the dark side of the labor shortage sponsored by IB Roof Systems - PODCAST TRANSCRIPT
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of a live interview with McKay Daniels from NRCA, Trent Cotney from Adams and Reese and Jason Stanley from IB Roof Systems. You can read the interview below listen to the podcast or watch the video. Heidi J Ellsworth: Good morning, everyone. My name ...
The dark side of the labor shortage
By Dani Sheehan. After the New York Times’ recent investigation into the rise of child workers in many of America’s industries, including roofing and construction, we examine immigration and sub crews in roofing while looking at the dark consequences of the labor shortage, including safety, child labor and unfair treatment. ...
Hear from Trent Cotney on the State of the Roofing Industry!
Start 2024 off with NTRCA to hear Trent Cotney give an update on the State of the Roofing Industry. Trent is recognized by his peers throughout the construction industry as one of the leading attorneys in construction law. He has received numerous honors and distinctions because of his dedication to the ...
Cheers to 2024!
By Emma Peterson. As another year comes to a close, let’s take a look at the top articles, podcasts, TikToks and more from 2024! It might be hard to believe, but 2025 is here! 2024 was an incredible year for The Coffee Shops™, full of growth and hard work. We ...


















